Joe and Mary are walking through Northam when Sergeant Carrol sees them. He asks what they’re doing there. Joe wants to know why the camp was burned. Carrol says that he was just following orders, adding that they are not allowed in town. At this point, there is no reason for them to be in Northam. Since the Indigenous population moved, it is no longer a ration depot. Joe says that they weren’t moved; they were kicked out. Carrol gives them a warning not to camp anywhere, including Government Well.

Sergeant Carrol enters the Northam Police Station and makes a phone call to the Protector of Aborigines office in Perth. Mr. Neville answers the phone on the other end. Carrol tells him that he has seen Joe and Mary in Northam but makes it clear that they are not actually camping in town. Mr. Neville tells him to arrest them both and reminds him that there are to be no Indigenous Australians in Northam. After the conversation ends, Neville begins writing a reply to Western Australia Historical Association. Back at the Northam Police Station, Sergeant Carrol takes Constable Kerr to go and arrest Joe and Mary.

Sergeant Carrol and Constable Kerr approach Joe, who is now alone. Carrol does everything he can to keep the confrontation mild. He finally convinces Joe that it is in his best interest to go to the police station with the constable. However, Joe refuses to wear handcuffs or to walk in front of the constable. He does not trust him enough to expose his back to him. Sergeant Carrol leaves to find Mary.

Mr. Neville, dressed in fine clothes, addresses the Royal Western Australian Historical Society. He stands in front of a portrait of the king, the Union Jack, and the Western Australian flag. His speech is hypocritical and self-aggrandizing as he recounts the history of the relationship between the Aboriginal people and the white colonists. Then, he states that he believes the Indigenous Australians must be treated in a civilized fashion and that anyone who fails to do so will be prosecuted.